Poem of the Week: Kevin Simmonds

Poem of the Week: Kevin Simmonds

by Christopher Phelps on May 29, 2012

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Crude

H2
its smothered
O

circling
for sense

there is none

three-eyed
or blind

delirious
with repair

eventually
or now

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Kevin Simmonds is a San Francisco-based writer, musician and filmmaker originally from New Orleans. His writing has appeared in jubilat, Kyoto Journal, Massachusetts Review and Poetry. His books include the poetry collection Mad for Meat and two edited works: the poetry anthology Collective Brightness: LGBTIQ Poets on Faith, Religion & Spirituality and the late poet Carrie Allen McCray’s Ota Benga under My Mother’s Roof. He wrote the music for the Emmy Award-winning documentary Hope: Living and Loving with HIV in Jamaica and Voice.

 

  • http://www.facebook.com/christopherrobertphelps Christopher Phelps via Facebook

    My pleasure and privilege. Thank you!

  • Daniel Nathan Terry

    Wonderful!

  • Admin

    Awesome! Check out floetician.com for more poetic floe! :)

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